Environmental Assessment for Unmanned Aircraft System

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HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --  This announcement provides public notification for the availability of the draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact prepared by the U.S. Department of the Air Force and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. 

The EA pertains to the beddown of a MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) second Field Training Unit (FTU) and relocation of an existing FTU from Creech Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada. 

The draft EA discusses the potential environmental effects of the proposed construction and renovation of the UAS training facilities and the operation and maintenance of the MQ-1/MQ-9s. 

Two bases, Holloman AFB, New Mexico and Edwards AFB, California are being evaluated as potential sites for the proposed beddown. 

The draft EA and draft FONSI will be available for review for 30 days beginning the day of this publication. Copies are available for review at the following public libraries: Kern County Library (Wanda Kirk [Rosamond] Branch), 3611 Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond, CA 93560; Edwards AFB Library, 5 W Yeager Blvd., Building 7210, Edwards AFB, CA 93524; Lancaster Public Library, 601 W Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, CA 93534; Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo, NM 88310; and Holloman AFB Library, 596 Fourth St., Bldg. 224, Holloman AFB, NM 88330. 

The draft EA and draft FONSI are also available for review and downloading from Air Combat Command's internet web page at the following url address http://www.accplanning.org/open_for_comment.html 

Comments and requests for copies should be sent to Mr. Don Calder, ACC/A7PS, Department of the Air Force, Headquarters Air Combat Command, 129 Andrews Street, Suite 102, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 23665-2769 or emailed to Donald.Calder@langley.af.mil.